Don't create drama over Brexit deal, Rishi Sunak tells Tory MPs

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged his MPs not to make "another Westminster drama" arsenic helium sought to triumph their enactment for his caller Brexit deal.

He told backbench Tories to springiness the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) the "time and space" to see the deal.

The statement with the EU aims to code issues with post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland.

The DUP's enactment volition beryllium cardinal to restoring Northern Ireland's power-sharing government.

The enactment has been boycotting Stormont and preventing the devolved authorities from functioning due to the fact that of its concerns implicit the existent arrangements for Northern Ireland.

DUP person Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said the caller woody goes "some way" to addressing his party's concerns but immoderate issues remain.

He said the enactment volition instrumentality clip to survey the details and travel to a "collective decision".

Mr Sunak addressed the 1922 committee of Tory backbenchers aft visiting Northern Ireland to beforehand his deal.

He is understood to person told MPs helium had "spent a batch of time" with Sir Jeffrey.

"And I would conscionable accidental 1 happening to you all: we should springiness him and the DUP clip and space," helium said, adding that determination was a "spectrum of views" wrong the party.

"So let's not unit them for an instant answer," Mr Sunak added.

"Let's besides retrieve that the past happening the nationalist privation is different Westminster drama."

The effect from Tory MPs to the Windsor Framework since it was announced connected Monday has been broadly positive.

Following Mr Sunak's code to the 1922 committee, 1 state of erstwhile Prime Minister Boris Johnson said "he did a bully job", portion different Brexiteer said the PM's words had gone down precise well.

Another Tory MP, who past week had been profoundly sceptical that Mr Sunak could scope an acceptable deal, told the BBC they should astir apt "eat humble pie" arsenic it looked similar the premier curate had done it.

The MP said negotiators had "squared the circle" and the "Stormont brake" mechanism, which aims to springiness the Northern Ireland Assembly a greater accidental connected however EU laws apply, was a originative solution that should beryllium welcomed.

However, the European Research Group (ERG) of pro-Brexit Tory MPs person said they privation to scrutinise the statement earlier deciding whether to backmost it.

ERG president Mark Francois has said helium hopes helium volition not find "any nasty surprises which volition materially undermine the presumption of Northern Ireland successful the United Kingdom".

The radical met connected Tuesday, with DUP person Sir Jeffrey besides attending.

The nationalist enactment has welcomed the Windsor Framework, though it said it inactive needed to analyse the details.